Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been established in digital tools that translate texts into other languages or generate subtitles. However, the technology for sign language translations for deaf people and audio descriptions for blind people is still a long way from being fully developed. DSI Professor and computational linguist Sarah… Read More »How AI can break down barriers in videos
What makes a podcast worth listening to? In this special episode, we welcome two guests for the first time and talk about what we do ourselves: podcasts. Pascal Streule (ZHAW) and Eric Andreae (ZHdK), together with an interdisciplinary team and the production company Podcastschmiede, have produced a comprehensive scientific analysis… Read More »Designing Podcasts: How podcasts are created and how they work
Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), anyone can now produce error-free, perfect-looking text in a matter of seconds with just a few pieces of information and instructions. However, the entire writing process should not be left to AI, says Noah Bubenhofer, director of the DSI and professor of German linguistics. He… Read More »Why writing should not be left to AI
Since the release of OpenAI’s video AI Sora 2, clips featuring historical figures have been flooding social media platforms. Stalin steals chips from McDonald’s, Cleopatra feeds an admirer to crocodiles. In an interview with Der Spiegel, Roland Meyer explains why these seemingly entertaining videos are dangerous. AI-generated image from a… Read More »AI-generated history videos: Between entertainment and danger
How do we deal with the daily flood of news? The UZH News article Lost in bad news shows how negative headlines and constant push notifications can lead to information overload. Anne Schulz, assistant professor of political communication at UZH, examines how we can stay informed without jeopardising our mental… Read More »Stay informed without feeling overwhelmed
On 2 October 2025, the AI+X Summit took place in Oerlikon. The summit focused on the diverse applications of artificial intelligence. Both ZHAW and UZH contributed numerous presentations and insights from research and teaching. The ZHAW was represented by several departments, including Applied Linguistics, Engineering, Management & Law, and Life… Read More »Recap: AIXSummit 2025
The Virtual Reality as a Learning Venue for Basic Vocational Education and Training project, which we presented in July as the winner of the SGAB Vocational Education and Training Award 2025, has now been officially honoured at the autumn conference of the Swiss Society for Applied Vocational Education and Training… Read More »VR as a learning venue: Award ceremony at the SGAB conference
Dialogue-oriented artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in mental health care. It supports psychoeducation, self-management exercises, progress monitoring, and the implementation of structured therapeutic techniques. At the same time, its use raises fundamental questions: What does it mean when AI simulates empathy and care without itself bearing responsibility or values?… Read More »DSI Insights: AI in psychotherapy
ChatGPT is also sparking intense debate in educational research and is increasingly becoming the subject of scientific investigation itself. But what do we actually know about how well AI helps with learning? In the latest episode of Schampar digital, we talk to Joshua Weidlich, DIZH bridge professor at the University… Read More »Learning with ChatGPT. Research meets hype
As a bridge professor for digital cultures and arts, Roland Meyer combines teaching and research at ZHdK and UZH. The DIZH bridge professorship “Digital Cultures and Arts” is now online with a new website. The professorship combines media and visual culture studies and deals with digital visual cultures, platform capitalism,… Read More »New website for the DIZH Bridge Professorship “Digital Cultures and Arts”